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“I visited the beach at sunrise after high tide and found this skimmer feeding, providing me with this reflected shot.” -- Nature's Best photographer, James A. Galletto. Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III; 500mm lens; 1/1600 sec
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Black Skimmer, Nickerson Beach, Long Island, N.Y., USA

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Local yarn and craft shops were highly involved in creating the Smithsonian Community Reef—the local community’s accompaniment to the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit.
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Crochet Coral Reef Community Window Display

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A young visitor holds up his painted fish Gyotaku fish print at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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Gyotaku Fish Print

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In the X-ray image of this Viper Moray Eel (Enchelynassa canina), note the second set of jaws in the “throat”; these are the gill arches, which are present in all fish.
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X-Ray Image of a Viper Moray Eel

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“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright reflection and came eye-to-eye with this beautiful, curious squid.” -- Nature's Best photographer Charles Viggers.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D700; 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens
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Squid at Sunset Reef Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

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10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

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"Surf Fishing In a Golden State"
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Surf Fishing In a Golden State

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A woman sits on the beach reading a book.
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Summer Beach Reads

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"December in Malibu" by Andrew Richards
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December in Malibu

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"Ocean sunfish" by Mark Harris
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Chasing a Basking Shark

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A sculpture of a giant octopus made of ocean debris
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Octavia the Octopus

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A sculpture of a giant octopus made of ocean debris
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Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea

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